Intramural radiofrequency ablation: Effects of electrode temperature and length

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6 PART I, 2004, Pages 719-725

  Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Daly, Michael ^b   Campbell, Craig ^a   Dewsnap, Barbara ^a   Eipper, Vicki ^a   Uther, John ^a   Ross, David ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; EPICARDIUM; GEOMETRY; HEART DISEASE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; IMPEDANCE; RADIOFREQUENCY; STAINING; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 2942545741     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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